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Esperanto
Etymology
From English tank.
Pronunciation
Noun
tanko (accusative singular tankon, plural tankoj, accusative plural tankojn)
- tank (armored vehicle)
Finnish
Etymology
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᛊᛏᚨᚾᚷᚢ (*stangu), from Proto-Germanic *stangō (“bar, rod, stake”) (compare German Stange).
Pronunciation
Noun
tanko
- rod, bar, pole, staff (long stick)
- tankotanssi ― pole dance
- (ballet) barre (handrail fixed to a wall to aid exercises)
- (metallurgy) billet
- Ellipsis of kanelitanko (“quill; thin dried piece of something, especially cinnamon”).
- Ellipsis of vaniljatanko (“stick; dried fruit of vanilla”).
- Ellipsis of saippuatanko (“loaf; large block of soap”).
- Ellipsis of vaatetanko (“clothes rail”).
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References
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Verb
tanko
- first-person singular present indicative of tankar
Serbo-Croatian
Adjective
tanko
- neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular of tanak